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Pilatus Bank Chairman Discusses Whether FinTech is the Ultimate Solution to our Everyday Banking Needs

8 years 4 months ago
Banking

We are living amid a constantly evolving digital landscape. FinTech startups and challenger banks are continuously launching new advanced digital products on the market. Consumers, being blown away by flashy technologies, demand for their banks to reinvent themselves to stay current with other progressive industries. Not surprisingly, the traditional retail banks have a hard time keeping up given their recent branch closures and staff reductions.

Five FinServ Tools to Implement This Fortnight

8 years 4 months ago
Security

1 - PCA Predict (a GBG company) for KYC onboarding Capturing data according to the Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations is an important step to prevent money laundering, fraud and other criminal activity.

Global Blockchain Investment Bank is Launched in USA

8 years 4 months ago
Blockchain

Global Blockchain Investment Bank (GBIB) is officially founded and under operation in USA. As a boutique investment bank targeting the blockchain industry, GBIB is positioned as the "Goldman Sachs" and "China International Capital Corporation (CICC)" in the blockchain industry. It is mainly engaged in the issuance, underwriting and trading of blockchain projects, investment analysis, venture capital, and project financing. It is a nonbank...

Capgemini Enhances its Global Leadership in Digital with the Acquisition of Customer Engagement Firm LiquidHub

8 years 4 months ago
M&A Deals

Thomson Reuters Reveals Investment Research Marketplace on Eikon

8 years 4 months ago
Infrastructure

Thomson Reuters now offers an Investment Research Marketplace on its flagship desktop product Eikon, a solution that enables buy-side firms to purchase research from sell-side contributors designed to inform and complement their investment processes. This solution also helps facilitate buy-side compliance with MiFID II research unbundling requirements.

Ping An OneConnect Fintech Subsidiary Raises $650 Million in Financing

8 years 4 months ago
FinTech StartUps

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or "the Group", HKEx: 2318; SSE: 601318) is pleased to announce that three technology subsidiaries under the Group - Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (hereafter "Ping An Good Doctor"), Ping An Medical and Healthcare Management Co., Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An Healthcare Technology") and OneConnect Financial Technology Co., LTD (hereafter "OneConnect") - have...

World Federation of Exchanges Lists FinTech and Cybersecurity Among its Top Four Priorities

8 years 4 months ago
Security, Infrastructure

The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has agreed its 2018 business priorities will focus on areas including regulatory coherence; CCP recovery & resolution issues; cyber security; FinTech; and SMEs.

Europe’s First International Blockchain Centre Launches in Vilnius

8 years 4 months ago
Blockchain

Europe’s first international Blockchain Centre launched its operations in Vilnius - the capital of Lithuania - on 27th January, 2018. The launch attracted entrepreneurs, investors, key decision-makers and experts from around the world. It is the first facility of its kind on the continent. The global network of Blockchain Centres includes Melbourne, Shanghai, and now, Vilnius. It is a not-for-profit knowledge-hub, co-working space and...

Cisco Completes Acquisition of BroadSoft

8 years 4 months ago
M&A Deals

Today Cisco announced the completion of its acquisition of BroadSoft. BroadSoft accelerates Cisco's cloud strategy and collaboration portfolio by adding the industry's leading cloud calling and contact center solutions to Cisco's leading calling, meetings, messaging, customer care, hardware endpoints and services portfolio.

Finland Becomes the First Country to Offer Chinese Travelers a Completely Cashless Experience

8 years 4 months ago
Payments

Alipay, the world’s largest mobile payment and lifestyle platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, today announced that a group of Chinese travelers have concluded the first ever cashless journey to Finland, with all transactions throughout their trip made via their Alipay accounts.

Push Payments and ZayZoon Combine to Help Gig Economy Workers Get Paid Instantly

8 years 4 months ago
Payments

For many of the 68 million workers in the gig and sharing economy in the United States, waiting for a distant payday is a luxury they can’t afford. They have urgent expenses that require payment for their services now. Living paycheck-to-paycheck, multiple jobs, and loans that fill the gap between paydays is the uncomfortable reality of many freelance workers. The U.S. financial sector is aware of the demand for instant payouts but has been...

Luxembourg and Belgian FinTech Hubs Sign MoU

8 years 4 months ago
FinTech StartUps, Infrastructure

As part of the LHoFT delegation at the Paris Fintech Forum held on January 30 & 31 at the former stock exchange in the very heart of Paris in Palais Brongniart, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Foundation (LHoFT) is pleased to announce the signature of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Belgian Fintech hub B-Hive on Tuesday, 30 January.

AHML and Tinkoff Bank Create E-platform for Mortgage Loans

8 years 4 months ago
Platform Technology

The Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending («AHML») and Tinkoff Bank have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to offer mortgage lending on a special electronic platform. The agreement was signed by Alexander Plutnik, CEO of AHML, and Oleg Tinkov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tinkoff Bank.

EBCoin Announces Future Listings and Launch of New Cryptocurrency Exchange

8 years 4 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

EBC Foundation, the company behind the blockchain Fintech project EBCoin, officially announced that they will launch a new cryptocurrency trading exchange based in Japan.